Milling attachment for universal machine tools



y 21, 1953 I c. HAESLER 2,645,979

MILLING ATTACHMENT FOR UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS Filed Aug. 2'7, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 21, 1953 c; HAESLER 2,645,979

MILLING 'ATTACHMENT FOR UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS Filed Aug. 27, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 21, 1953 c. HAESLER 2,645,979

MILLING ATTACHMENT FOR UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS Filed Aug. 2'7, 19 49 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 ii/v VE/V TOR;

a/mufs M95545? Patented July 21, 1953 V MILLING ATTACHMENT FOR UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS Charles Haesler, Le Locle, Switzerland, assignor to Haesler-Giauque & Cie, Fabrique de Ma.- chines, Le Locle, Switzerland Application August 27, 1949, Serial No. 112,746.

' In Switzerland September 15, 1948 4 Claims.

The present invention relates to a milling attachment for universal machine tools for the automatic machining of work clamped to a horizontal table, said 'tablebeing pivotally mounted "for rotation about a vertical axis and said work being machined by rotating tools fixed in spindles mounted rotatably and spatially around said rotary table in slides for adjustment as regards height, each spindle being rotatably mounted in a sleeve provided with a toothed rack on one side and said sleeve together with said spindlebeing carried for vertical adjustment on a guiding body, said guiding body in its turn being adapted for radial adjustment on a lower bracket fixed to the column of the machine, the three possibilities of adjustment of said spindles allowing each spindle together with its tool to be set according to the requirements of shape ofrthe work to be machined and clamped on said rotary table of the machine and enabling a machining suitable for the shape required.

- Other objects will be apparent from the description of an embodiment of the present invention which will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in order that the inventionbe better understood and readily carried intoeffect. I

Fig. l is a vertical section through the milling attachment, the guiding body and the bracket of the machine viewed from the side.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section and partial elevation of the milling attachment seen from the front.

Fig. 3 is a plan view to Fig. 1 partly in section. Theattachment has an upper hollow guiding body I carrying at its lower end two front supports 2 and a common rear support 2a. Corresponding to said supports there are two supports 3 at the top of the bracket 4 which is secured to the column 8 of the machine. The guidmg body I and the bracket 4 are joined to each other by means of two tubular-shaped cross-beams 5 held in the supports 2, 2a and 3 allowing the guiding body l to be displaced on the bracket 4. The

bracket l has a fitting surface 6 by means of whichsaid bracket bears against a similar fitting surface provided on the'column 8 of the machine. In the guiding body I an electric motor 6 with a vertically disposed shaft 16 is arranged, said shaft carrying at its top end a driving pulley ll. Opposite the electric motor the spindle I2 is fitted to which the tool is secured. Said spindle is mounted in a sleeve l3 and is held by two ball bearings 14 in thelower end thereof, said ball bearings being inserted with initial tension in the sleeve 13 and secured by a nut [5. Th top end hollow shaft or hub 23 of the driving pulley 24 in the slide-head. The shaft of the spindle i2 'is extended upwardly and is provided with a groove 25. It is guided for axial displacement in the bore of the hub 23 of the pulley 24 and is carried along by a key 26 fixed in the bore. The drive of the spindle l2 by the pulley H of the electric motor 9 takes place by a belt not shown in the drawing, said belt transmitting the rotations of the motor 9 to the pulley 26 and this in .turn transmits it to the hollow shaft 23 and the spindle l2. A tension pulley 2'! is secured to an arm 28 arranged for pivoting about the axis of the electric motor. Said tension pulley enables the tension of the belt to be adjusted.

The slide-head 20 is provided at it rear side with a slide guide-way 29, which is guided bytwo guiding ribs 30 secured to the guiding body I. An adjustable gib 3| .andan adjusting screw 32 in the spindle-head 20 permits play caused by Wear and tear between the two parts to be taken up. At the rear of the slide-head 26 an opening 33 is pro vided between the ledges of the slideguide-way 29 through which the toothed segment 34 of the lever 35 projects in order to engage with the toothed rack ll of the sleeve l3. The lever 35 is provided with a second arm 36 and a hub 3'! and is pivotally mounted in the guiding body l by means of an eccentric guiding pin 38. A rod 39 is connected to the lever 36 by its upper end, whereas the lower end 40 of the rod 39 bears against a lever 42 by means of a ball 4 I, said lever 42 being connected to the bracket 6 by means of a pin 43. Said lever 42 is provided with a contact piece 44 by means of which the lever 22 bears against a cam disk 45. Said cam disk 45 is rigidly COImBGtBd to the shaft 46 which carries a gear wheel ll atits outer end, said gear wheel meshing with the gear of the rotary table 48 and thus ensuring the machining of the work to be machined in a position corresponding to the other tools and operations. At the end of the lever 36 a cross-rod 46'issecured,'said cross-rod projecting on either sid beyond said lever 36 and thereby enabling a coil spring 50 to be attached at either side of said lever. These coil springs are hooked to pins 5| in the guiding body at their 3 lower ends and thus ensure a motion between the cam disk 45 and the lever 42 free of backlash. The guiding body I is provided with two parallel bores 56 and 55. In the bore 1 a cylindrical piece having a toothed rack 56 is fitted, said cylindrical piece being capable of being displaced and adjusted horizontally in said bore by means of a screw 57 which screw ispivotally mounted in the laterally projecting part 53 of the head 25. Said screw 51 has a knob 58 at one end provided with graduations which enable an accurate setting of the toothed rack 58 and a horizontal displacement of the slide-head together with the spindle l2. Below the toothed rack'an opening 59 is provided in the guiding body 4 through which opening a toothed segment projects to engage the toothed rack 56.

pivoted about a pin 6!. A lever 62 is connected with said segment 6Q, said lever bearing against a screw with a ball-socket 63 and a ball S iat the top end of a rod 55, whereas the bottom end of the rod rests on a ball 66 on the lever 5?. The lever 6! pivots about the pin 63 and is provided with a contact piece 68 bearing against a small section of the circumference of a cam disk 59, said cam disk 69 being securely fixed to the shaft Q5 and driven by the gear wheel ll in a set relation to the rotation of the rotary table 5-8. In the upper bore 55 of the guiding body I a coil spring 52 is inserted, said coil spring being connected on one side to the projecting lateral part 53 of the slide-head 2e and on the other side to the guiding body i. Under the drawing action of the coil spring 52 on the slide-head 2d the latter bears against the toothed segment Gil by means of the toothed rack and against the rod 55 by means of the lever 62 and through said lever 62 on the lever 5'1 and the cam disk 59. Th slide-head 29 is therefore displaced horizontally owing to the rotation of the cam disk 59 and follows the motion thereof. An adjustable stop iii limits the displacement of the slide-head it in the direction of the tension caused by the spring 52. Two screws H and i2 enable said stop screw 1'5 and said adjusting screw 58 of the toothed rack to be locked after adjustment.

A radial displacement of the guiding body I on the bracket 4 is caused by th cam disk 73 and the levers Hi and it. For this purpose the guiding body is guided on two hollow cross-beams 5 mounted on the bracket 4. In the hollow spaces of the cross-beams 5 coil springs are fitted bearing against the guiding body in the opposite direction to the rotary table. In the bottom part of the guiding body I a horizontal bore 76 is provided at right angles to the vertical face 77 or" the guiding body i. Into said bore 16 a toothed rack 18 with the teeth on the bottom side and provided with a longitudinal bore is fitted. Said toothed rack is horizontally displaceable by means of an adjusting screw Bil engaging in a screw thread in the bore '59. Said screw is held in a bush 8| provided in the bore 82 of the guiding body I by means of a screw 83. At the outer end of the screw a head 34 provided with a graduation is fitted enabling the accurate setting of the guid- Said segment 64] can beand i3 accessible.

the pin mounted in the bearing 9| of the bracket 4. The lever 14 is provided with a roller 92 bearing against a fraction of the circumfer ence of the cam disk 13. The top end of the lever '34 is straight and transmits the motion imparted said lever by the cam disk 13 on a magnified scale to the roller 93 and thus to the lever 15, said roller being mounted on a pin M which pin is secured in the slot of the lever 75. The pin 94 together with the roller 93 can be adjusted in the slot 95 and thus the motion of the lever 75 and the toothed segment 86 be altered and regulated. The

cam disk [3 is secured to the shaft 35 which is driven by an intermediate gearing from the rotary table. A counter '96 is in operative connection with the shaft 46 and enable the output of the machine to be checked. The bracket i is hollow and open at one side to make the cam disks 59, G5 Thi opening can be closed by a lid 9?.

A protective cover 98 is provided on the guiding body i for covering the driving pulley i i and the driving belt of the pulley of the spindle. The guiding body I is open at one side to facilitate assembly and checking of the operation of the individual parts and can be closed oif by means of a removable lid 9%. On either side of the tubularshaped cross-beam 5 the cover plates 8539 are provided to prevent ingress of dirt.

The milling attachment is in most cases used for machining with the spindles disposed vertically. There is, however, nothing to prevent the use of the same attachment for machining with the spindles disposed horizontally on the machine.

What I claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A machine tool comprising a head provided with a vertical bore, a sleeve vertically displaceable in said bore, a tool spindle rotatably held in said sleeve, said sleeve being externally provided with a toothed portion, a support for said head provided with guide means enabling lateral movement of said head relative to said support, a first lever pivoted to said support, said lever having a first arm carrying a toothed sector engaging said toothed portion, said lever further having a second arm, said head being provided with an extension, at toothed rack secured to said extension, a second lever pivoted to said support and provided with a toothed extremity engaging said toothed rack, a standard provided with rail means, said support being slidably carried on said rail means, an additional toothed rack on said support, a third lever pivoted to said standard and provided with a toothed extremity engaging said additional toothed rack, a first rod operatively connected with said second arm of said first lever, a second rod operatively connected to said second lever, a shaft, drive means for deriving rotation of said shaft, means including said first rod and a first cam disk on said shaft for imparting movement to said first lever, means including said second rod and a second cam disk on said shaft for imparting movement to said second lever, and means including a third cam disk on said shaft for imparting movement to said third lever.

2. A machine tool according to claim 1, wherein said support is provided with a pin having an eccentric portion, said first lever being pivoted on said eccentric portion, said extension being provided with a first adjustment screw engaging the first mentioned toothed rack, thereby enabling control of the lateral position of said head relative to said support, said support being provided 5 with a second adjustment screw engaging said additionaltoothed rack, thereby enabling control of the radial position of said support on said standard.

3. A tool holder for milling machines comprising a rotatable spindle, a base, supporting means for said spindle mounted on said base and provided with a plurality of guide means enabling displacement of said spindle relative to said base in predetermined directions, a cam shaft, a plurality of control mechanisms for translating rotation of said cam shaft into movement of said spindle in a respective one of said directions, each of said control mechanisms comprising a cam on said cam shaft, cam follower means for engaging a respective cam, a lever operatively coupled with said cam follower means and provided with a toothed extremity, a rack engaged by said toothed extremity, and adjustable control means comprising pivot means for said lever including a pin provided with an eccentric portion, said lever being swingable about said eccentric portion, said adjustable control means being included in at least one of said mechanisms for modifying the operation thereof independently of each of the remaining ones of said mechanisms.

4. A tool holder for milling machines comprising a rotatable spindle, a base, supporting means for said spindle mounted on said base and pro- A in predetermineddirections, a cam shaft, a plurality of control mechanisms for translating rotation of said cam shaft into movement of said spindle in a respective one of said directions, each of said control mechanisms comprising a cam on said cam shaft, cam follower means for engaging a respective cam and comprising a first lever, a second lever operatively coupled with said first lever and provided with a toothed extremity, a rack engaged by said toothed extremity, and adjustable control means comprising an abutment adjustably carried by an extremity of one of said levers and making contact with an extremity of the other of said levers, said adjustable control means being included in at least one of said mechanisms for modifying the operation thereof independently of each of the remaining ones of said mechanisms.

CHARLES- HAESLER.

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